Memphis (TN) Appeal, "The Underground Railroad," April 9, 1861

    Source citation
    "The Underground Railroad," Memphis (TN) Appeal, April 9, 1861, p. 3.
    Newspaper: Publication
    Memphis Daily Appeal
    Newspaper: Headline
    The Underground Railroad
    Newspaper: Page(s)
    3
    Type
    Newspaper
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Transcriber
    Michael Blake, Dickinson College
    Transcription date
    The following text is presented here in complete form, as it originally appeared in print.  Spelling and other typographical errors have been preserved as in the original.

    The Underground Railroad

    Chicago, April 8 - One hundred and twenty-six fugitive slaves left here last night for Canada.  It is estimated that over one thousand fugitives have arrived here since last fall.

    Detroit, April 8 - About three hundred fugitives, principally from Illinois have passed through here into Canada since Saturday, and large numbers are reported on the way.   

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